Table 1.
List of projects and associated websites
| Project | Website (as of December 2016) |
|---|---|
| B.I.R.O. (started in 2005) (Building a Shared European Diabetes Information System) |
www.biro-project.eu/home.htm |
| COMPARE (initiated in 2006) | No project website available |
| De-Plan (2005–2008) (Diabetes in Europe – Prevention using Lifestyle, Physical Activity and Nutritional intervention) |
www.uniklinikum-dresden.de/de/das-klinikum/kliniken-polikliniken-institute/mk3/klinische-abteilungen/pravention/eu-projekte |
| DUQuE (2009–2014) (Deepening our understanding of quality improvement in Europe) |
www.duque.eu/ |
| ECHIM (2009–2012) (European Community Health Indicators and Monitoring) |
www.ec.europa.eu/health/indicators/indicators/index_en.htm |
| ECHO (2010–2013) (European Collaboration for Health Optimization Project) |
www.echo-health.eu/?site |
| ECRHS III (ongoing project initiated in 2010) (European Community Respiratory Health Survey III) |
www.ecrhs.org/ECRHSIII.htm |
| EPIC (initiated in 1992) (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) |
http://epic.iarc.fr/ |
| EPIC-CVD (2012–2015) (Individualized CVD risk assessment across Europe) |
www.epiccvd.eu/ |
| EPIC-Elderly (2002–2005) (The role of diet on the longevity of elderly Europeans) |
http://epic.iarc.fr/research/healthyagingepicelderly.php |
| EPSILON (1996–2000) (A study of care for people with schizophrenia in five European centres) |
No project website available |
| EROS (2002–2005) (The use of stroke registers to assess the quality of stroke management across Europe) |
No project website available |
| ESAW (2002–2004) (European Study of Adult Well-Being) |
No official project website available, only a German one: http://www.univie.ac.at/ESAW/ |
| EUBIROD (started in 2008) (EUropean Best Information through Regional Outcomes in Diabetes) |
www.eubirod.eu |
| EUNICE (2006–2008) (European Network for Indicators on Cancer) |
No project website available |
| EUPHORIC (2004–2008) (EU Public Health Outcome Research and Indicators Collection) |
No project website available |
| EUPrimeCare (2010–2012) (Quality and Cost of Primary Care in Europe) |
www.eski.hu/new3/kutatas_en/Euprimecare_en.php |
| EurHOBOP (2009–2011) (European Hospital Benchmarking by Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome Processes) |
No project website available |
| EuroCARE Project (1978–2007) (European Cancer Registry-based study) |
www.eurocare.it/ |
| EUROCHIP-3 (2008–2011) (European Cancer Health Indicator Project) |
www.tumori.net/eurochip/ |
| EUROCISS (2000–2007) (European Cardiovascular Indicators Surveillance Set) |
www.cuore.iss.it/eurociss/en/project/project.asp |
| EuroDRG (2009–2011) (Diagnosis-Related Groups in Europe: towards Efficiency and Quality) |
www.eurodrg.eu |
| EuroHOPE (2010–2014) (European Health Care Outcomes, Performance and Efficiency) |
www.eurohope.info/ |
| EuroTHINE (2004–2007) (Tackling Health Inequalities in Europe) |
www.irdes.fr/EspaceAnglais/International/Eurothine.html |
| Ga2LEN (2004–2009) (Global Allergy and Asthma European Network) |
www.ga2len.net/ |
| GBD (2007–2010) (Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study) |
www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/GBD |
| HAEMACARE (2005–2008) (Cancer Registry Based project on Haematologic malignancies) |
www.haemacare.eu
Project website not accessible |
| HALE (2001–2004) (Healthy Ageing: a Longitudinal study in Europe) |
No project website available. Final report available on: www.rivm.nl/bibliotheek/rapporten/260853003.pdf |
| I2SARE (1999–2007) (Health indicators in the European regions) |
www.isare.org/ |
| ISAAC (initiated in 1991) (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) |
www.isaac.auckland.ac.nz/index.html |
| JA EHLEIS (2011–2014) (Advanced research on European health expectancies) |
www.eurohex.eu/index.php?option=welcome |
| Monica (initiated in the early 1980s) (Multinational MONItoring of Trends and Determinants in CArdiovascular Disease) |
www.thl.fi/monica/ |
| OECD Study (initiated in 2003) (of Cross-National Differences in the Treatment, Costs and Outcomes of Ischaemic Heart Disease) |
No project website available. Information available on: http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/oecd-study-of-cross-national-differences-in-the-treatment-costs-and-outcomes-of-ischaemic-heart-disease_230112362071 |
| ONCOPOOL (2002–2004) (Pooling of European Data to Harmonize Translational Research in Breast Cancer) |
No project website available |
| PDCAAE (2000–2003) (Prevalence and determinants of childhood asthma and allergies across Europe) |
No project website available |
| QUALICOPC (2010–2013) (Evaluating primary care in Europe) |
www.nivel.nl/en/qualicopc |
| RARECARE (2007–2010) (Surveillance of rare cancers in Europe) |
www.rarecare.eu/ |
| SHARE project (initiated 2004) (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) |
www.share-project.org/ |
| WMH Survey Initiative (World Mental Health) |
www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/wmh/index.php |